Korean

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Etymology

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From 평이(平易) (pyeong'i, easy, unassuming, straightforward) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeong'ihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeong'ihada
McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏngihada
Yale Romanization?phyengihata

Adjective

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평이하다 (pyeong'ihada) (infinitive 평이해 or 평이하여, sequential 평이하니, hanja 平易하다)

  1. to be easy; to be simple; to be plain
    시험-의 난이도-는 평이한 -이다.
    I siheom-ui nanido-neun pyeong'ihan pyeon-ida.
    The difficulty level of this exam is on the easy side.
    -에 대한 -의 해설-은 다소 지나치게 평이하다.
    Gog-e daehan geu-ui haeseor-eun daso jinachige pyeong'ihada.
    His interpretation of the song was rather too shallow.

Conjugation

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